Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Bosnia and Herzegovina at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
IOC code BIH
NOC Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Website www.okbih.ba  (in Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian)
in Beijing
Competitors5 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Amel Mekić
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia (1920–1988)

Bosnia and Herzegovina , represented by the Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH OK), sent a team to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The team consisted of 5 competitors. [1]

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Athletics

Key
Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Hamza Alić Shot put 19.8717Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Lucija Kimani Marathon 2:35:47 NR 42

Judo

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Amel Mekić Men's −100 kg Flag of the United States.svg  Volmar  (USA)
W 0200–0000
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Zhitkeyev  (KAZ)
L 0001–1010
Did not advanceFlag of Kuwait.svg  Al-Enezi  (KUW)
W 1100–0001
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hadfi  (HUN)
L 0011–1001
Did not advance

Shooting

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Nedžad Fazlija 10 m air rifle 58835Did not advance
50 m rifle prone 58645Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 114843Did not advance

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Nedim Nišić 100 m butterfly 57.1664Did not advance

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